CVE-2009-4653
highpriority · attend · 51EPSS 0.129 · 96 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Stack-based buffer overflow in the dhost module in Novell eDirectory 8.8 SP5 for Windows allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (dhost.exe crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string to /dhost/modules?I:.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-33351Novell eDirectory 8.8 - '/dhost/modules?I:' Remote Buffer Overflowfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (2)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (6)
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- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507812/100/0/threadedenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37009enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54264enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507812/100/0/threadednvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37009Exploitnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54264nvd
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